Closing of Japanese and Korean stock markets

The Nikkei 225 Index closed down 427.30 points, or 0.78%, at 54,293.36 points; while the TOPIX Index closed up 0.3% at 3,655.58 points. The South Korean KOSPI Index closed up 83.02 points, or 1.57%, at 5,371.1 points on February 4th.